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I would like to know how to wire my 2 12" dvc 4ohm subs to have a 2 0hm load to my amp wich is a memphis 500 watt rms 2 channel that can be bridged?If I wire these subs with a 2 ohm load and bridge my amp does it create a 1 ohm load? My amp is not stable at 1ohm , so should I wire them for 4ohm load then bridge the amp to create a 2 ohm load?
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Your best bet is to wire one woofer to each channel of the amp.  Each channel will see a 2 ohm load, which your amp can handle.  Wire each woofer as follows and connect one to each channel of the amp.

Option 1 (parallel) = 2 ohm load
Voice coils wired in parallel
Recommended Amplifier: Stable at 2 or 1 ohm mono
4 ohm dvc wiring -- posted image.
 

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spmpdr, you're confusing us.  Your other thread claims that the amp is a monoblock.  So what is it?
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sorry rookie move its a two channel it said class d so i assumed monoblock
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Still confused.  What's the model of Memphis that you're talking about?
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ok so i wired the subs just the way i am an idiot said, i adjusted my gains properly from the thread, but now my subs clip out with my amp only a quarter of the way up how is this possible if my amp is 250 watts rms per channel and my subs are rated 300watts rms per coil?
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stevdart wrote:
Still confused.  What's the model of Memphis that you're talking about?
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the model#is 16-mcd500 it turns out it is 500x1 monoblock class d sorry again for the confusion but it shows 2 channels at the terminals .so now how do i wire them ?
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Voice coils wired in series, speakers wired in parallel
Recommended Amplifier: Stable at 4, 2, or 1 ohm mono
Two 4 ohm DVC Speakers = 4 ohm load
Do I wire them with a 4ohm load as stated above then bridge the amp giving it a 2 ohm load?
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Your amp has only one channel.  There are 2 sets of speaker outputs on the amp, but the 2 positives are connected together.  Same for the 2 negative terminals.  They do this for ease of connectivity to your speakers.  Why are you saying it is not 1 ohm stable?  Does it have writing near the speaker terminals that says 2Ohm and 2Ohm by the other set of terminals?  If so, they are telling you that you can connect 2 ohms worth of drivers to each set of terminals on the amp.  2 Ohm paralleled along with another 2 Ohm load will yield a 1 Ohm load.  I think that amp is 1 Ohm stable.  If you have documentation that states otherwise, go with that info.  If you are going by the writing by the speaker terminals and they say 2 ohms on each set, the amp is 1 ohm stable.

If it is only stable down to 2, use the following diagram.

Option 2 (series/parallel) = 4 ohm load
Voice coils wired in series, speakers wired in parallel
Recommended Amplifier: Stable at 4, 2, or 1 ohm mono
4 ohm dvc wiring -- posted image.

If it is stable down to 1 Ohm you can use the following diagram.

Option 1 (parallel/parallel) = 1 ohm load
Voice coils wired in parallel, speakers wired in parallel
Recommended Amplifier: Stable at 1 ohm mono
4 ohm dvc wiring -- posted image.
 

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